--- title: "Weekly Recap | Spdr Select Indu -1.52%, trailing the S&P 500 by 1.44 points" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299504396.md" description: "XLI.US fell 1.52% this week to close at $169.75. The S&P 500 slipped 0.08% over the same period, leaving the ETF about 1.44 percentage points behind. From the daily bars, Monday (Sep 14) opened at $168.67 and moved slightly higher, Tuesday touched a weekly high of $171.51, then the next three sessions drifted lower. Thursday (Sep 17) marked a weekly low of $167.49, before Friday (Sep 18) trimmed the decline to $169.75. Weekly amplitude was 2.38%, with average daily volume around 7." datetime: "2026-09-19T04:24:51.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299504396.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299504396.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299504396.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Spdr Select Indu -1.52%, trailing the S&P 500 by 1.44 points ## The Week XLI.US fell 1.52% this week to close at $169.75. The S&P 500 slipped 0.08% over the same period, leaving the ETF about 1.44 percentage points behind. From the daily bars, Monday (Sep 14) opened at $168.67 and moved slightly higher, Tuesday touched a weekly high of $171.51, then the next three sessions drifted lower. Thursday (Sep 17) marked a weekly low of $167.49, before Friday (Sep 18) trimmed the decline to $169.75. Weekly amplitude was 2.38%, with average daily volume around 7.92m shares, 21.16% above the median — a quiet, range-bound week. ## Sector News Industrial-sector news this week centred on aerospace, rail and electrical equipment. GE Aerospace advanced its XA102 adaptive-cycle engine towards first assembly, while GE Vernova fell 9% in a session after GLJ Research started coverage with a sell rating and a Street-low $470 target. On the rail side, UBS upgraded Union Pacific to buy, more than 500 customers backed the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern combination, and high diesel prices were cited as a factor shifting freight from trucks to rail. Eaton climbed 3.33% on Friday (Sep 18) as data-centre demand underpinned its outlook. Boeing’s 737 MAX 7 gained certification, and the FAA approved sales of 35 additional 777F freighters. ## The Week Ahead Next week’s calendar starts with the Richmond Fed composite index on Tuesday (Sep 22). Wednesday (Sep 23) brings weekly EIA crude and Cushing inventory data, and Thursday (Sep 24) is heavier, with initial jobless claims, the current account balance, new home sales and EIA natural gas storage. Within industrials, watch for follow-through on GE Vernova’s talk of a $200bn backlog by early 2027, further colour on the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, and any read-through from Boeing’s added freighter authorisation. ## In Short XLI.US lagged the S&P 500 by about 1.44 percentage points this week, yet valuation remains relatively light at roughly 9.19x P/E and 1.68x P/B. The latest session’s flows show large and medium orders were net buyers while small orders were net sellers, setting up a divergence between institutional-size money and retail. Sector performance was mixed: GE Vernova was pressured by the sell rating, while Eaton, Union Pacific and Boeing drew support from their own order and certification news. The question going forward is whether aerospace and transport demand keep converting into orders, and how the macro data shape manufacturing sentiment. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [XLI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLI.US.md) - [DUSL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DUSL.US.md) - [SIJ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SIJ.US.md) - [UXI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UXI.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [REG - American Century Inv SThree plc - Form 8.3 - SThree PLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299202579.md) - [ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for August 8, 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296913199.md) - [U.S. Manufacturing Index Climbs To Four-Year High In July](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294708664.md) - [Top Caterpillar Executive Quietly Executes Multi-Million Dollar Stock Move](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285473042.md) - [This Industrial Giant Is Becoming an AI Powerhouse, and You Probably Had No Idea](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281358824.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**